{"id":53976,"date":"2017-05-07T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-05-07T06:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/employers-add-a-cheap-place-to-live-to-list-of-staff-perks\/"},"modified":"2017-05-07T13:08:55","modified_gmt":"2017-05-07T06:08:55","slug":"employers-add-a-cheap-place-to-live-to-list-of-staff-perks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/employers-add-a-cheap-place-to-live-to-list-of-staff-perks\/","title":{"rendered":"Employers add a \u2018cheap place to live\u2019 to list of staff perks"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe costs of renting or buying a home are soaring leaving younger workers struggling or completely priced out. Now there are schemes to helpForget private medical insurance or money off gym membership. If you\u2019re a priced-out young person struggling with London\u2019s sky-high property costs, a cheap place to live that comes with your job would probably be number one on your fantasy list of employee benefits.But for some young professionals starting out in their careers, this isn\u2019t just a fantasy. A number of employers are starting to offer schemes to help workers deal with the soaring cost of accommodation. This week, publishing group Hachette partnered with the Book Trade Charity on a scheme that will allow some of its trainees who might otherwise find the capital \u201cprohibitively expensive\u201d to rent in north London at way below market rates. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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